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| State, Union Reach Agreement on Layoffs |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn and the state's largest employees union are announcing a deal that would avert 2,600 layoffs.
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| County Recorder Pleads Not Guilty to Theft, Wants Bench Trial |
UPDATED 4:39pm 1/26/10 A Galesburg woman accused of stealing money from the political party she's been affiliated with says she's innocent, but doesn't want a jury of her peers to decide her fate.
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| Red Cross Advises Against Travelling to Haiti, Urges Help at Home |
The head of the local chapter of the Red Cross says there are plenty of people who would like to travel to Haiti to help the country recover from the recent devastating earthquake there, but their parent organization says as of right now, giving in other ways is much better.
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| Public Meeting on Proposed Federally-Qualified Health Clinic Wednesday Morning |
The Knox County Health Department says it needs the public's assistance in helping to shape the focus of the proposed conversion of the health department's community health clinic, into a federally-qualified health clinic.
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| Jobless Rate Up Slightly |
The percentage of unemployed Illinois residents is up a little between November and December.
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| Toyota Halts Sales of 8 Recalled Vehicle Models |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota is suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled vehicle models to fix accelerator pedals that stick.
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| Jail Escapee Sentences as Habitual Criminal |
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Calling the man a "habitual criminal," a Peoria judge has sentenced a one-time jail escapee to spend the rest of his life in prison.
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| Ford Brings 1,200 Jobs to Chicago Area |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. is bringing 1,200 new jobs to Illinois by shifting production of the new Explorer SUV to its Chicago assembly plant.
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| Stacy Peterson's Aunt Takes Witness Stand |
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Stacy Peterson's aunt testified that months before the Bolingbrook mother disappeared, her husband, Drew Peterson, said he was capable of killing someone and "make it look like an accident."
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| Illinois Stimulus Website No Longer Nation's Worst |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois is no longer dead last in a national ranking of stimulus Web sites.
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